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PBS 2015 - 7 seasons 41 eps TV-G Returning series

Lucky Chow

2015 - 7 seasons 41 eps TV-G

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27 min

S7 · E1 · May 1, 2025

Made in Taiwan Episode 1

Across Taiwan, there’s a growing movement to produce familiar pantry staples – soy sauce, hot sauce, tofu, rice – in a hand-crafted way that respects the island’s legacy. Two brothers take over the family soy sauce factory; a tofu maker uses traditional methods, as well as water from a bubbling mud volcano; and a collective of young urbanites seek out a life farming rice.

27 min

S7 · E2 · May 8, 2025

Offerings Episode 2

Taiwan’s earthly obsession with food has a spiritual dimension as an offering to the spirits who watch over the vulnerable island nation. Indigenous men of the Rukai tribe hunt for wild boar in the mountains, while in the rocky tidal zone the matriarchal Amis forage the sea’s bounty. At Buddhist temples, dizzyingly diverse vegetarian menus speak to how food can cultivate compassion and connection.

27 min

S7 · E3 · May 15, 2025

Nightlife Episode 3

A lot of cities claim to never sleep, but Taipei makes good on that promise. Danielle visits a 24-hour prawn pool where she catches dinner and tours a popular night market, tracking down oyster omelets and shaved ice. At the port of Keelung she walks down a dark alleyway to a bar straight out of “In the Mood for Love,” where the local catch is served fresh from the nearby seafood market.

27 min

S7 · E4 · May 22, 2025

Steeped in Culture Episode 4

Taiwan is steeped in tea, as beverage, ritual and way of life. Danielle meets a tea grower who processes the most tender leaves by wok-frying them, and shares sips with an expert in the ceremony of brewing and drinking tea. A San Diego surfer displays the delicate tea pots he makes to honor his adopted culture, while the baristas at Odd One Out dispense gourmet bubble tea.

27 min

S7 · E5 · May 29, 2025

Origins Episode 5

All around the island are artists whose medium is Taiwan’s traditional ingredients and foods. Danielle visits an indigenous-rights activist’s lunch box canteen and the cooking studio where a young couple perfect the sticky-rice confection kueh. A Michelin-starred chef deconstructs an iconic Taiwanese dish, lu rou fan, while a mad scientist of fermentation breaks down stinky tofu.

5 episodes in Season 7

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An exploration of Asian cuisine's impact on food culture with Danielle Chang, Founder of the LUCKYRICE Festival, a nationwide showcase of Asian food culture in the United States, and innovative Asian chefs and personalities.

Food Documentary

Where to watch

PBS

Free

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Cast

2 people

Danielle Chang

Self - Host

William Li

Self - Co-Host

Danielle Chang Creator · Bruce Seidel Executive producer

Creator

Danielle Chang

Executive producer

Bruce Seidel

Total runtime 20h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United States

Show info

Premiered

January 1, 2015

Latest episode

May 29, 2025

Status

Returning series

Network

PBS

Country

United States

Type

Scripted

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

20h 30m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

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